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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: peter_james3@sohu.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:45:04 GMT
Subject: Hello My Dear,


Hello My Dear,

How are you today and your family?

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $1.500,000 usd, but I did not hear from you since for a couple of weeks now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Dr.Wilson the Director Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $1.500,000 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till ending of Sep 2008.

Below is the needed information to enable them deliver your fund to you immediately. the only fee you have to pay them is $102.00 usd been their Security Keeping Fee so far be rest assure that all other fees were paid by me.

CONTACT FEDEX COURIER SERVICES DIRECTOR
DR.MARTINS DUBESI.
EMAIL ADDRESS:fedexexpresscourier0006@yahoo.com.mx
PHONE NUMBER: 00229-9742 0413

RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION TO THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

1.YOUR FULL NAME________
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.______
3.YOUR CURRENT CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER._____
4.A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASS PORT OR DRIVING LICENSE________

Please make sure you send this needed info to the Director general of FEDEX COURIER SERVICES
DR.MARTINS DUBESI, with the address given to you inluding their security keeping fee $102.00. Note: The FEDEX COURIER SERVICES LTD don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a Box of family valuable belongs. They don't know it contents fund. this is to avoid them delaying with the Box. don't let them know that is money that is in that Box.

I am waiting for your urgent response.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.


Engr.peter james


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